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ANNOTATED GAME

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smartmoves (1388) vs. chess_because (1304)
Annotated by: smartmoves (2015)
Chess opening: Philidor (C41), Hanham, Krause variation
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18... Rg8 19. Rd1+ Kc6 20. Nd5
Threat is Nd7 forking both K & g8R
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20... h5
A punch drunk move!

 
21. Nde7+ Bxe7 22. Nxe7+ Kb5 23. Nxg8
Its all over.

 
23... Rxg8 24. Rd7
double attack on c7 & f7-P

 
24... Kb6
Helpless

 
25. Rxf7 Rg6 26. e5
Advancing the passer

 
26... Kc6
Coming to stop the passer

 
27. c4
A better choice was 27.e6,Kd6; 28.e7,Kd7; 29.Rf8 - which was a quick route to win...

 
27... b6 28. b4 Rg8 29. b5+ axb5 30. cxb5+ Kxb5 31. Rxc7 Ra8
Hoping for a backrank #!

 
32. g3
creating a flee

 
32... Ra2
attacks b2-p but it wont work due to

 
33. e6
advances the passer & defends the b2-p

 
33... Ra1+ 34. Kg2 Re1 35. e7 Re6
scaring whites B & here I must admit black managed to do it.

 
36. Bh4
Better was 36.Rc8 & black is helpless against whites p promotion, whether he captures the B or not

 
36... Kb4 37. Rc8 b5 38. e8=Q
Promotes

 
38... Rxe8 39. Rxe8 Kb3
Still hanging for what?

 
40. Bf6 b4 41. h3 Kc2 42. hxg4 hxg4 43. Re4 b3 44. Rxg4 Kb1
Here it seems after making the move Black had enough for the day.

 

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